Flaming Tesla drink

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• Subject: Flaming Tesla drink
• From: Dan Kline <ntesla-at-ntesla.csd.sc.edu> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 14:00:27 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi all,
A buddy of mine had this answer:

Begin forwarded message...

>Hey,
>
>Post to these guys that if they want to easily ignite the drink that
>they need to disturb the electric field at the surface of the liquid.
>How about an olive on a toothpick which has been soaked in alcohol? A
>point source above the liquid will more easily draw the spark
>(toothpick). Of course the main drink needs sufficient alcohol content
>to ignite...
>
>Still waiting on the schematic for the Tesla-coil sync gap BTW.
>
>-Brian
>

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